Aislinn Sweeney

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• MA Degree

  School

  School of Design

  Programme

  MA Textiles, 2010

  Specialism

  Mixed Media Textiles

• Contact

• [email protected]
  07532 269905
  http://www.aislinnsweeney.com/

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• Eclectic Moroccan colours and microscopic pollen particles are some of the elements inspiring this textile millinery collection.
  

  The vibrant colours that I captured on my trip abroad, combined with the detailed drawing that I made of magnified pollen and seeds, all come together to create sculptural headpieces that are firmly inspired by textile elements.

  I have combined traditional millinery techniques with various textile and embroidery processes, in order to challenge the traditional aspects of millinery.

• Degrees

• BDes, Textile Design: Embroidery, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland, 2007; FETAC (NCVA) Level 5, Art, Craft and Design, Colaiste Stiofain Naofa, Tramore Road, Cork, Ireland, 2002; BTEC Level II, Millinery, Chelsea and Kensington College, 2010

• Experience

• Embroidery internship, John Rocha, Dublin, 2006; Tambour beading student, Gill Wheeler, London, 2009; Collaboration with fashion student Charlie Ross for the Royal College of Art Fashion Show, London, 2009; Millinery internship, Philip Treacy, London, 2009

• Exhibitions

• New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, 2007

• Awards

• Joint first, Dyers Company Award Colour Prize, 2008; Shortlisted, Crafts Council of Ireland Third Level Award, 2007; Shortlisted, Hand Embroidery, The Hand and Lock Embroidery Prize, 2005,2007